The whole family is reborn, and their five-year-old child becomes the darling of the entire capital.

Xie Yaochuan slowly raised his eyes, looking at him with a half-smile, his eyebrows slightly raised and the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

Does he see himself as such a person?

In fact, he and Yun Chao grew up together. Xiao Yuxi is Yun Chao's younger sister, so naturally she is his sister, and he naturally sides with them.

"I just wanted to remind you that you only have two sets of clothes in total." There was a hidden meaning in his words, as if he was hinting at something.

Mu Yunchen understood his unspoken meaning. It basically meant that since his clothes were covered in mud and blood, he had practically no other clothes to change into, so he should just endure it; they wouldn't be buying him any new clothes.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunchen abruptly looked down at his own red clothes, already stained with mud and his white collar, which was also stained with blood. He fell into an eerie silence.

After a long while, he slowly realized that the hem of his clothes was wet, and that even a simple wash would be useless.

The village chief trembled with rage as he watched them injure someone and then become completely unconcerned, even focusing on the clothing.

He couldn't wait to report it to the authorities and have the county magistrate handle the matter.

Xie Yaochuan glanced casually at the slightly agitated village chief, his smile as sly as a fox, and said softly, "Village chief, this is just children playing around. If we were to take it seriously, it would probably be more than just getting punched a few times."

The village chief's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He suppressed his anger and helped his only son to his feet, asking with concern, "Youngest son, is there any pain or discomfort on your body?"

The boy finally met the person who could stand up for him and make decisions. He immediately burst into tears as if he had found a savior. His cries were extremely pitiful, as if he had suffered endless grievances.

He had always been the arrogant and domineering man in the village. Whether at home or outside, everyone doted on him and indulged him. No one had ever dared to lay a finger on him. But today, he had been beaten so badly. How could he not feel extremely aggrieved and resentful!

When he received the first punch, he was completely stunned, his mind went blank, and he couldn't understand what was happening at all.

Mu Yunchen, after all, was a warrior who had experienced countless life-and-death battles. Even though his body had shrunk after being reborn, his strength was still incredibly fierce.

If Mu Yunchen hadn't managed to suppress his anger, the kid's head would probably have been smashed to pieces long ago, given the fighting style he used in his previous life.

"Waaaaah, Dad, you have to avenge me! Help me teach that awful guy a lesson!" The boy cried uncontrollably, his face covered in tears and snot, with bruises and swelling clearly visible on his cheeks.

The village chief was heartbroken to see his beloved son in such a pitiful state, but he dared not easily respond to what his son was saying.

He nervously searched his son up and down, and only felt a little relieved after confirming that his son had no fractures or other serious injuries.

He secretly rejoiced that it was only a child who had struck the boy; if it had been General Mu Yunnan himself, his son would probably be dead by now. Thinking of this, the village chief couldn't help but shudder.

The village chief slapped him hard on the head, making a crisp, loud "smack!" and scolded, "What are you crying for! You're always causing trouble and acting like a bully. Who else would beat up if not you?"

He heard others talking about the evil deeds his son had committed. At first, he thought his son had only pushed the little girl into the river. Little did he know that his son had so many undiscovered crimes!

He simply couldn't understand how this kid could be so incredibly foolish. When bullying others, shouldn't one at least do it discreetly and secretly? How could he be so stupid as to tell the villagers about it as a child's game?

Now, from one end of the village to the other, everyone knows about his various methods of violence. How utterly foolish!

As the village chief escorted his good-for-nothing son away, he approached Xie Yaochuan with a fawning expression and pleaded in a low voice, "You see, my son was indeed at fault this time, but he has already suffered a terrible lesson and been beaten so badly. How about this, let's just drop the matter and wipe the slate clean. What do you think?"

Xie Yaochuan's lips curled into a cold smile as he said sarcastically, "You make it sound so easy."

“When Miss Mu was with the Hu family, they were dirt poor! They didn’t even have a single grain of food, and this little girl was on the verge of starving to death. If I hadn’t taken pity on her and given her half a bowl of rice gruel, she probably would have died long ago! We’re saying that even if we didn’t raise our own child well, we shouldn’t be punished so severely, right? Don’t you agree?” The village chief gave an awkward smile.

This really happened. If he hadn't given Er Ya that half bowl of life-saving rice porridge, the little girl would definitely not be alive today.

Therefore, he was not afraid at all that this person would go to every household to investigate and inquire.

After all, so many eyes witnessed it all.

Everyone will surely stand up and prove their innocence.

Xie Yaochuan stared expressionlessly at the shameless man in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips as he said, "Now that you mention it, shouldn't we be thanking you properly?"

Upon hearing this, the village chief's lips twitched involuntarily. He understood the sarcasm in the words and originally wanted to retort, but in the end, he chose to remain silent and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The Mu family is, after all, second only to the emperor. As long as they can get through this period, they certainly won't be severely investigated or punished.

Meanwhile, the village chief's son seemed quite indignant, shaking his father's arm incessantly, as if he couldn't understand why his father, who had always favored him, would now side with someone else.

Mu Yunchen pouted and walked past them with a displeased expression.

The boy was so frightened that he immediately sat down on the ground again, using the village chief's leg to block him from seeing him.

The other peasant women, seeing their children injured, dared not speak out in anger. It was obvious that the Mu family wanted to settle scores with the village chief's family.

Once they start making a scene, the focus will shift from the village chief to them.

They wouldn't do something so thankless and exhausting.

"The village chief gave Er Ya that bowl of rice soup because he needed votes to run for village chief; it wasn't out of kindness."

Suddenly, someone spoke up, tearing away the village chief's facade.

The village chief immediately turned his head to see who dared to undermine him like this!